2014

We already have an artist in residence booked for next year! Paul Dingley is going to be working and exhibiting the weekends of 5/6 and 12/13 April. We look forward to seeing what projects he is working on, as his artistic style develops. Always exciting, always very livable with, well worth visiting.

And in August 2014 Nicholas Jones will be exhibiting landscapes of the mind, in mixed media. Again, colourful, expressive and remarkably mature.

Next exhibition

We are really sorry that due to illness, Alison Kirby's exhibition, based on her new work created while in Greece, is to be postponed for a short time. Please watch this space as we will be hosting an exhibition as soon as she is well enough.

In the meantime, we don't want you missing out on a cultural experience up in the woods, so I have decided to show some of my work in progress, based on the contained and elemental.

This will be an installation in the gallery, that you can walk amongst, and if you wish to purchase any part of it, you're welcome to do so!

Looking forward to seeing you all 16/17 November!

Looking forward to weekend of 16-17 November

Alison Kirby, who has been in a beautiful, unspoiled part of Greece for a month, has been producing the most sensitive drawings and paintings which will first be shown at her solo exhibition at The Gallery at the End of the Lane on 16th-17th November.

We are so looking forward to having her exhibit and cannot impress enough on you how worthwhile it will be to come along and view her art.

Of course the usual teas & cakes will be for sale for charity in the caravan.

Some examples of her work will be put up in the next few days, so keep looking....

today's project

 Crocheted piping trim (from Freegle) & wire- limited in size because of how much trim I had- and massive crochet hook! Still quite hard work to get hook through as both piping and wire have no give.

Decided to be a pyromaniac again and set fire to it...
Hung it on bird table. Like the way the charring and wire contrast- and some of the wire started to go a little black..

 A section that didn't get burned....

 And now for the fun bit...

I love the way one item can look so different from alternative angles, using different photographic effects- and how an abstract piece of art can be created.


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a picture in a frame

Interesting how framing something makes it "kosher", proper, real art. Why is this? Do we need the frame to give it value, credence?

I do like this though, in the box frame- space in front and round to breathe and yet kept safe. I guess I have to accept my art does need framing sometimes, if only to protect it so if survives a little longer...

new materials...

I had a fantastic time on Saturday at Kingshill House, Dursley, learning about glass fusing, something I've wanted to do for as long as I can remember (along with glass blowing... that will have to wait a bit!)

Never having worked with the material, just coveted and lusted after it in a big way, I had no idea if I would get on with it at all. Luckily, unlike stained glass which needs total perfection for it to work, fused glass is more forgiving.

I decided, a little ambitiously, that my first piece would be a bowl, using the colours of Hundertwasser and the 1970s combined... I know, sounds awful, but I think it's going to work...

BTW the checked white background is the matting to stop it breaking being transported back to be fired!

It was a long obsessive morning so I decided to just have a bit of fun and perhaps make some Christmas presents in the afternoon- a poppy field and some abstract pendants and broaches, using a millefiori bead which should open out in the correct heat in the kiln, some diachroic glass (which is bling and gorgeous!) and experimenting with brass and copper pieces which will oxidise and do interesting things when fired.... So all very exciting. Unfortunately have to wait till 17th October to get them back, but will keep you posted!

Thank you Caroline Lambert for a fantastic day and helping me find a way of working that makes me very happy!

Intimate Immensity: St Ives

A wonderful exhibition by Pam Bowden was our treat this weekend at the gallery- beautiful, calming photographs evoking the tranquility and amazing light of St Ives in Cornwall. Her work suited the intimate space of the horsebox, perfectly, and yet there was the wider view as you gazed down the lane and towards the Malverns...

It was also wonderful meeting so many friends, old and new, and I am delighted that we raised £40 for SHAPE Africa to fight disease and poverty- such killers in much of the continent. SHAPE currently has projects in Uganda and Ethiopia- for more information please take a look at http://www.shapeafrica.org.uk/

Our next exhibition is the weekend of 16-17 November when Alison Kirby will be showing "Koloni- A view from Greece". She is spending a month there and I understand that most of her luggage was art materials, so we know we're in for a treat! Her work would make lovely Christmas presents as well!

Paul's clocks

Some of you might be aware that Paul Dingley now offers his art in the form of clocks. I thought I'd let you know how attractive they are- and what fantastic presents they make. My two sons, who admittedly, are quite into art, (nothing to do with me, guv)  both insisted on me buying them one each as they loved them so much. and a number of other people commented at the exhibition on how they are interesting and yet easy to look at at the same time- the kind of art you can comfortably live with, but always find more to look at.

For more information take a look at Paul's Facebook presence:

PAD Art and Design

Next exhibition Sunday 6th October

Intimate Immensity: St Ives

Pam Bowden 's subtle yet powerful photographs of St Ives in her exhibition on 6th October will be well worth a visit.

"Intimate Immensity: St Ives" is a personal response to a place very close to her heart- and through her photography she draws you into a vision of her world.

Don't forget there will be lovely cream teas etc served on retro china 2.30-5pm all raising money for SHAPE.

A taste of Paul Dingley's "visions of the city"

To see art like this, affordable, fun, in every colour under the sun, a clock or not a clock..... see it, buy it, hang it on your wall and enjoy!

These little gems of art will be on sale at The Gallery at the End of the Lane this weekend, 21-22 September. Proceeds to SHAPE- fighting disease and poverty in Africa, teas served in retro caravan as well- so make an afternoon of it, have a walk in Coaley Woods or up to Coaley Peak, take in some brilliant contemporary art and treat yourself to tea. All in a very good cause!

2.30-5pm Saturday and Sunday.

21-22 September- Paul Dingley "visions of the city"

After the pleasures of Elaine Fisher's exhibition, it's time to think about another... Paul is well known to The Gallery at the End of the Lane- his last exhibition, "Creeping out of the Shadows" was the inaugural exhibition after it was set up so we are delighted that he is back again the weekend of 21-22 September with his new work, "visions of the city". The pieces being shown are all very affordable, collectable, and look stunning either on their own ,or as a group. For very little outlay you could have the most trendy, contemporary wall of art around...

And of course, we'll be doing teas to raise money for SHAPE. Paul is kindly donating a large share of his takings to this very good cause.

Opening times: 2.30-5pm each day. See you all there....

Apologies for being the wrong way round....

"Abroad"- a sculptural response to friendship

If you missed this exhibition you really missed something quite exceptional. I'm not someone who goes misty eyed at art, I'm usually too busy analysing it... but today there was a tear in my eye...

Elaine Fisher's installation was based on concepts that developed and experiences she had whilst in Pembrokeshire, earlier this year. Somewhere "abroad"- not at home, not particularly homely, and yet her response has been to witness the friendship between people thrown together in a challenging environment, and to create something truly "heimlich". To walk into the horsebox and stand close to the objects created from concrete, found objects- rusty squashed tin can,  bits of ribbon and twine, old letters and stamps, pieces of firewood rescued from a bonfire.... is to come home, to feel safe, to feel loved.  Achieving this with the subtlety and understatement we come to expect from Elaine Fisher's work is always a delight to behold. She conjures peace and contentment from garbage. She creates tranquility and quiet joy from that which is rejected.

Keep an eye on this artist; she is going places and has a lot to say. I for one, am already looking forward to her next piece of work.